Did you try one of the new effect nail polishes from essence? I tried Pixie Dust. Here I am wearing one coat of Pixie Dust over two thin coats of OPI My Very First Knockwurst. I like this shimmery polish a lot! The shimmer changes from pink to gold, very cute!

This polish is a little thick but easy to handle. If you apply top coat it won't shrink like some effect polishes do.

Today I am again taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und
bunt!" round 2 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!" from Das Jahreszeitenhaus and Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

My teal is very dark today: Illamasqua Viridian. In the bottle it is a pretty teal but on my nails it turns into a very dark green with blue shimmer. The blue shimmer is not that strong though. I like clothes in teal but my nails are rather dark with this teal nail polish :-( Too late I remembered A England St. George is the perfect teal and I haven't worn it in ages...

At least Viridian has the usual good Illamasqua-quality and is opaque in only one coat!

Have you discovered Catrice's latest collection, the Luxury Lacquers? I purchased two polishes from their Holomania range and will show you Plum Me Up Scotty today.

Plum Me Up Scotty is a light holographic polish in delicate lilac. Depending on the lightning this polish can also appear silvery or light grey, the lilac is very soft. Application was easy (but let's not talk about the brush with the wild hairs...) and the polish is opaque in one (!) coat, though I am wearing two thin coats. Drying time is short.

The holographic effect is easily visible even without sunlight. I am not wearing a top coat in the pics but a top coat doesn't change the holographic effect. I like this nail polish a lot. Finally we can buy holographic nail polishes in a drugstore! Hurry to get some for yourself!

I love Gone With The Wind as a movie and as a book. When I saw that Picture Polish has a new red nail polish named Scarlett I knew I had to get it. I ordered from Makeupland.

Scarlett is a holographic nail polish in a red-ish pink. In daylight you can see lilac and golden shimmer. In the sun there is a visible holographic effect though not as strong as with other brands. Scarlett is totally opaque in one coat but I am wearing two coats to intensivy the color. The polish applies like butter. I wish every nail polish would be as perfect as this one!

Today I am showing you Green Goddess. The color changes from gold to green to turquoise to blue depending on the light. Amazing! The formula is a little thick but easy to work with. I am wearing one coat over P2 Eternal, a black nail polish.

Today I am again taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und
bunt!" round 2 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!" from Das Jahreszeitenhaus and Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

A year ago you could have scared me with a lilac nail polish but I have grown because of my love for nail polish ;-) I've been thinking for a while that a lilac polish would be great with my Shimmer Polish Brooklyn.

So, here it is, P2 Urban Queen. In the bottle this polish was much more lilac, on my nails it is rather a greyish lilac. Two coats applied easily and dried quickly. I had some chipping after three days.

On my ring finger I am wearing two coats of Brooklyn and I created some dots on my middle finger with Brooklyn.

Red Satin is one of my favorite red nail polishes. A jelly polish in a blue-ish red with a hint of pink. On my nailbeds I applied a bit of Polish Me Silly Waz Up Girl. It did not turn out the way I imagined it but I like it.

The name of this nailpolish reminds me of the classic Batman series from the 60ies. Holy human surfboards, Batman! Holy Shift! :-D

Holy Shift is a sheer top coat and I am wearing two coats over Essie After School Boy Blazer, a navy blue that is opaque in one coat. Holy Shift is mostly purple but can be bright blue in the sun oder also golden red. In the shadow there is a strongly visible orange or bordeaux shimmer. When I applied the top coat it looked like liquid oil, very nice! But the pictures will say more than my description.

Durability was average. I had some smaller chipping and visible tip wear after two days.

Today I am again taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und
bunt!" round 2 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!" from Das Jahreszeitenhaus and Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

It's almost a year now that I own Sssssexy from Essie's Repstyle Collection. I haven't shown this nail polish before because I did not manage to use the magnet correctly the first time. On the one hand I love it and on the other hand it has its difficulties so here are my pros and cons!

pro

- a beautiful bordeaux red with shimmer

- very cool magnetic effect

- opaque in one coat

con

- magnetic effect works only if you apply very thick coats of polish

- long drying time because of thick nail polish coats

- top coat smears/destroys the magnetic effect (no top coat on pics)

- the magnet is too small to cover the whole nail especially if you have a round nailbed

- the red polish stains the nails when you remove the polish

Oveall I really like the snake-magnet effect and will wear this nail polish again for sure!